The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-05
Blue GRsSS DEMOCRACY,
THE KENTUCKY STATE CONVEN-
TION IN SESSION.
General Simon b. BuckRer Nom mat
ed for Governor by Acclamatien
Platform Adopted.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 4.-Tbe DEM
ocratic State convention assembled
here at noon, and was called to order
by Col 8. Stoddard Johnson, Chair
man Of the State Central Committee.
Over seven hundred delegates were
present and Liederkrsnz Hal was
crowded to overfowing by these and
over 1000 spectators. A temporary
organic alton was effected by electing
Hon. Sam + Hill, of Stanford, Chair
mao, who app .inted the regular COM
mittees.
Speeches were made by Henry Wat
terson and Senator Blackburn. Mr..
Carlisle was made permanent chair
nan, and jost before midnight Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner was nomi-
mated for governor by acclamstion.
The nominating speech was made by
the Hon. W. s. Ellis, of 0wensboro,
succeeded by the Hon. Max Adams,
Seeing that the convention WAS almost
uraaimOus for BuckIer, the other
candidates, Senator j. W. Hsrris, Ooi.
6. A. O. Holt and Senator A. s. Berry
withdrew from the race in appropriate
speeches. Gen. Buckner was sent for
and escorted to the stand, where he
made rousing epaech that was APP
plauded throughout. The platform
and resolutions were then read.
THE PLA7FoBM
was written and drawn up by the
Hons. John @. Carlisle and Henry
Wsttereon. That part which is Of ma.
tional interest aud which was adopted
is as follows:
We declare our confidence in the in
tegrity snd conscientious devotion to
duty of President Grover Cleveland,
and congratulate the country and the
party upon the accession OF Demo-
cratic administration national, eco.
nomic and clean; and we particularly
applaud the President for the fidelity
and coursgs with which he has pro-
tected the Treasury from pillage by
his exercise Of the veto power.
Wefavor honest civil service reform,
by which we mean the enforcement OF
The faithful performance by persons
appointed to Office of all public duties
intrusted d to them; and to this end, as
well as to the maintenance OF the spirit
of our republican form of government,
we demand the strictest measure of
personal aud party responsibility, aud
are opposed TO the substitution, in lieu
of this, Of life tenure, a civil pension
list, aud all other appendsges OF
bureaucratic system foreign to tie &C.
MUS OF our institutions and people.
We declare the honest money OF
the Constitution good enough for the
people as expressed il gold and silver,
and paper convertible into coin on de.
msnd; and opposed to all sumptuary
laws.
We contend that there are already
on our statute books sufficient general
laws having local application to pro.
tect the public morals without in
friDgiug on private rights. We SYM
pathlze most earnestly with the people
OF Ireland in their stiuggle for local |
self government, and we unite with |
the friends of liberal progress in all |
parts of the world in dehounCing the
coercive measures now pending in the
British Parliament as q monstrous
crime against brave, generous and
long suffering people, an obstruction
TO hnmsn freedom, abhorrent to the |
spi IL Of liberty in every land.
We view with alarm the growing
tendency among certain classes OF |
citixenB TO seek the aid and bounty OF
the general government, and as an in |
cident of this tendency to enlargs the
powers granted and to multiply pow
era never contemplated by the consti- |
fnfsnVa md xryn kho hDva
ored Democratic doctrine that call |
powers not delegated to the United
States are reserved to the States re-
spectively or to the people," We de.
nouuce the present war tariff, laid to |
confuse as we'll as to hsrass the peo-
pie, as a masterpiece Of injustice, in
equality and false prstense. 1t has
been maintained by selfish and false |
theory of protection, which robs the |
msny 10 enrich the few. 1t has piled |
up in the National Treasury q sur.
plus which menaces the prosperity Of |
all classes and every industry. We
demand the immediate reduction OF
this war tariff not merely as an act of |
redress 10 the people promised by all
parties, but as the only safe and Just |
method OF reducing the surplus, And
in making such reduction we de-
mand further that the taxes shall first
be abolished or lowered upon the
necessaries of life; and finally, we re-
assert the constitutional and Demo-
cratic doctrine that taxes should be
levied exclusively for public purposes,
and limited to the requirements Of the
government economically adminis-
tered.
THE HON, JOHN @. CARLISLE,
upon being interviewed, states posi-
lively that he will not be q candidate
for the United States Senate, and be
heartily indorses the denomination OF
Mr.. Cleveland.